April 10th, 2009

Co-writer of ‘Rick Roll’ song compares not being compensated by YouTube to exploitation of workers in the Middle East

Waterman, whose fortune was estimated at £47 million by The Times in 2004, compared this treatment to the “exploitation” of migrant workers in the Middle East. Yes, a man is comparing legitimate plight to his not being properly compensated for all those “Never Gonna Give You Up” (rickroll) views on YouTube. May he be forced to watched Friends for all eternity. → Read More

October 26th, 2008

Guy proposes to his girlfriend with hacked Chrono Trigger ROM

Oh man, this is deeply nerdy. This fellow Phill’s girlfriend was playing Chrono Trigger using an SNES emulator, and he hacked the ROM she was using, adding an entire new area (“Koma Kulshan,” an old name for Mt. Baker, I’m guessing this guy is from the NW like me) filled with NPCs acting out the couple’s favorite memories. At the end, there is apparently going to be a… → Read More

July 7th, 2008

Video: Chrono Trigger Nintendo DS trailer

http://www.gamevideos.com//swf/gamevideos11.swf?embedded=1&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&src=http://www.gamevideos.com/video/videoListXML%3Fid%3D19795%26ordinal%3D%26adPlay%3Dfalse This is the trailer to the Nintendo DS version of Chrono Trigger. It’s not a 3D re-make in the vein of Final Fantasy III, but rather a “re-mastered” version of the game, like how U2 releases… → Read More

July 2nd, 2008

Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS: What's a shorter way to say ‘Oh God Yes!’?

So… Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS, anyone? Right now, all that’s there is the clock from the game’s title sequence alongside the Nintendo DS logo, but that’s enough to get folks like Devin and I fairly excited. Remake or port, though? Given Square’s habit of re-releasing the Final Fantasy in DS-3D, my guess is re-make. The game was good, to say the least. via… → Read More